Ernest Renan suggested that without the rise of Christianity, we might all have embraced the cult of Mithras. Nevertheless, it has had a lasting influence on secret societies, religious movements and popular culture.
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Laurent Bricault has revolutionised Mithraic studies with the exhibition The Mystery of Mithras. Meet this professor in Toulouse for a fascinating look at the latest discoveries and what lies ahead.
It is well known that Mithras was born from a rock. However, less has been written about the father of the solar god, and especially about how he conceived him.
On the occasion of the discovery of a Mithraeum in Cabra, Spain, we talk to Jaime Alvar, a leading figure in the field of Mithraism. With him, we examine the testimonies known to date and the peculiarities of the cult of Mithras in Hispania.
Yolanda’s multimedia dissertation focuses on the cognitive mechanisms that motivate Mithras worshippers. Her work includes a podcast entitled Conversations about Mithras.
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A place of worship for the Roman god of light Mithras was discovered during archaeological excavations in Trier. This includes a larger relief.
Las excavaciones llevadas a cabo en el yacimiento arqueológico romano de la villa de Mithra, en Cabra (Córdoba), han deparado el excepcional hallazgo de un mitreo, o zona destinada al culto al dios Mithra, cuya estatua fue descubierta hace unos 70 años.
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On the occasion of the exhibition, the Royal Museum of Mariemont invites five experts from Europe to emulate the research on the cult of Mithras.
Despite the current political landscape of the US, we can look to antiquity to see that the red cap was actually once a symbol of citizenship and welcome to the foreigner.
Sarah E. Bond
La Domus de Mitreo y el Centro Arqueolóxico de San Roque muestran otra cara del viejo Lugo
Lorena García Calvo
A mosaic of Silvanus, dated to the time of Commodus, was found in a niche in a nearby room of the Mithraeum in the Imperial Palace at Ostia.
The Mithraeum of Martigny is the first temple devoted to Mithras found in Switzerland.
The Mithraeum of the House of Diana was installed in two Antonine halls, northeast corner of the House of Diana, in the late 2nd or early 3rd century.
Sol in quadriga of Entrains
Fresco with tauroctony and seven cypresses
Mithras rock-born of Dobrosloveni
Marble slab with inscription from Mitreo Barberini
Fragments of a Mithriac relief with Jupiter and Sol
Altar of Iulius Rasci from Borovo
Mithras rock-born from Housesteads
Mosaic of Cautes and Cautopates in the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere
Tauroctonic medallion from Caesarea Maritima
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The sculpture was found, according to its discoverer, next to the western wall that delimits the imp…
Just read why they decided to continue to dig under the mithraeum before complaining: http://www.ang…
hello @dominique.persoons This sphere with a single circle is quite unusual in Mithraic iconography…
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British Museum: Gallery 1 (G1/od/nr186)
Look at that the satisfaction of that man who's showing that discover during the time the sanctuaréo…
some pictures from 1895:
We totally need a picture of this. Who's in the area? ;-)
Congratulations to the city hall of Lugo and all the team who participated in this unexpected discov…
on The Mithreaum of Lugo reveals the expansion of the Persian cult to the boundaries of Hispania
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